Red Oscar Information

[xxxAngeloxxx]

DOES ANY1 KNO IF I CHANGE MY FILTER N BUY A BIGGER FILTER FOR MY TANK WILL IT MAKE MY OSCAR GROW FASTER N BIGGER?​

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[artie1209]

wrong forum for this question. But three things will make your oscar grow bigger faster. 1 more feedings, 2 a bigger tank and 3 lots of water changes. you have to do all three.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Hes in 30g rite now hes bout 2-3 inches...i bought him last year in june i think...how long will it take him till he reaches full size?

 

[jaa1456]

A 30 gallon is way to small for that fish and if you bought it in June and it is that small then you are not feeding it properly, It needs a variety of food and a lot of it. In the 6-7 months you have had the oscar it should be at least 6-8"s

 

[DA fisherman]

I say good water quality and the right feeding will help, I fed my Oscars blood worms mix with the red medium pellets 2 times a day. Once a month I'll feed them live fish... More for excersize...they go thru growth spurts ...
The most important thing to remember is
The water quality, great water quality will help double there size with timely feeding..

PS: mind you this is my personal opinion

 

[DA fisherman]

BTW I am talking about the freshwater Oscar ... And yep 30g is not good at all for it as it will stump it's out side growth but it's inside will keep growing till it dies so you might have to move fast.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

I feed him bloodworms n baby size goldfish once month.....well the goldfish i feed it once month...i buy 5-7 goldfish n he eats them like nothin

 

[waynotcars]

First time I've heard of an Oscar in a reef tank? Is this Manhatten Oscar Forum?

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Lol thats the only red oscar i know thats a freshwater fish...unless there starting to change there behavior n turn in to saltwater

 

[DA fisherman]

I don't want to look like the Oscar police but goldfish are not good for oscars they have something on there slime coat that's not good for the oscars I think it has to do with a vitamin B something ... There are other feeder fish that are good......
Try oscarlover.com they have lots of info on them too....

 

[DA fisherman]

I wrote that cause I notice it wasn't on the freshwater forum......

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Thanks i will look in to that website

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Yea sorry bout that..im still new 2 this website sorry

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Also try Cichlidforums.com
The problem you are facing is not, how to get it to grow. Because it will!
The tank size will not stump it's growth.
Do you have any other fish in the tank with it?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Thread moved

 

[NL146]

BTW I am talking about the freshwater Oscar ... And yep 30g is not good at all for it as it will stump it's out side growth but it's inside will keep growing till it dies so you might have to move fast.

Say hoozah? I think you got that uh, wrong there - 1st Oscars are freshwater fish, and 2nd about "it's inside will keep growing till it dies".

 

[Jzhou]

beef heart makes them grow pretty fast. like they said you're gonna need a larger tank. Something at least 18 deep. I hav had a few grow to around 15 in in less than a year.

 

[Jzhou]

Say hoozah? I think you got that uh, wrong there - 1st Oscars are freshwater fish, and 2nd about "it's inside will keep growing till it dies".

He's technically not wrong. The oscar will continue to grow even if he doesn't hve enough space to move. Their spines tend to bend after awhile and you end up having a fish that looks somewhat crooked. I'm talking about the oscar with out birth defects btw.